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The Impact of Political Context on the Measurement of Postmaterial Values
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Tranter, BK, The Impact of Political Context on the Measurement of Postmaterial Values, Sage Open, 5, (2) pp. 1-11. ISSN 2158-2440 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/2158244015591826
Abstract
This research highlights the influence of political context upon the measurement of postmaterial value orientations. Drawing
upon a variety of international survey data, Inglehart claims that since World War II a shift has occurred in advanced
industrialized nations from material toward postmaterial values. However, cross-sectional data from Australian Election
Study surveys collected over more than two decades indicate that atypically for an advanced democracy, Australian value
orientations tend toward the materialist pole. Australian Election Study values estimates are also at odds with those from
other national social surveys that portray Australia as a far more postmaterialist nation. Regression analysis demonstrates
that after controlling for election issues, attitudes toward political leaders, political party identification, and social background,
predicted values estimates are substantially more postmaterial than the raw estimates. The findings have international
implications as they suggest that measuring values during or soon after election campaigns may affect the measurement of
postmaterial value orientations.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | postmaterial, values, Australia, political context, Australian election study, election issues, political |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Sociological methodology and research methods |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Tranter, BK (Professor Bruce Tranter) |
ID Code: | 100641 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2015-05-22 |
Last Modified: | 2018-07-23 |
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